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Prime Time - Budget Special

  • 07-04-2009 9:01pm
    #1
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Prime Time is on at the moment with Brian Lenahan and Richard Bruton on debating. Miriam giving most of the time to Brian, of course.


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  • #2
    dresden8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,290 ✭✭✭dresden8


    Sully wrote: »
    Prime Time is on at the moment with Brian Lenahan and Richard Bruton on debating. Miriam giving most of the time to Brian, of course.

    And shouting down Bruton anytime he talks.


  • #3
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    dresden8 wrote: »
    And shouting down Bruton anytime he talks.

    I love the way Miriam objects if Bruton tries to get in. He said himself he isnt being given the time to respond.


  • #4
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    And no Labour spokesperson on of course.


  • #5
    Brooke01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭Brooke01


    now on prime time is Eddie Hobbs the second biggest jackass. He’s more of a Comedian than anything else...does anyone here actually like him ??


  • #6
    Sully
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    Dean D wrote: »
    And no Labour spokesperson on of course.

    Labour get lots of airtime, probably more then FG. But, would have liked to have seen them on all the same.


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  • #7
    jpt77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭jpt77


    Brooke01 wrote: »
    now on prime time is Eddie Hobbs the second biggest jackass. He’s more of a Comedian than anything else...does anyone here actually like him ??

    no


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Miriam was very unfair to Mr Bruton, so much for a fair debate.


  • #9
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    Sally Ann is a bit of a ding bat

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #10
    tinner777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,543 ✭✭✭tinner777


    Brooke01 wrote: »
    now on prime time is Eddie Hobbs the second biggest jackass. He’s more of a Comedian than anything else...does anyone here actually like him ??
    the mans a c@*t i wonder if his magazine will be half price now


  • #11
    Villain
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    If Bruton was leader of FG they might actually force a GE, he wiped the floor with Lenihan although that wouldn't be hard


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  • #12
    anntionette
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭anntionette


    Brooke01 wrote: »
    now on prime time is Eddie Hobbs the second biggest jackass. He’s more of a Comedian than anything else...does anyone here actually like him ??


    Mothers love him! Mine buys and treasures his monthly mugs magazine...:rolleyes:


  • #13
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    Villain wrote: »
    If Bruton was leader of FG they might actually force a GE, he wiped the floor with Lenihan although that wouldn't be hard

    Doubt it very much. This notion that Bruton could work magic for FG is nonsense.


  • #14
    Villain
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    Sully wrote: »
    Doubt it very much. This notion that Bruton could work magic for FG is nonsense.

    Nonsense why?

    He is the best performer in the Dail by far


  • #15
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    I think that her message is more important than how she plays on the eye.


  • #16
    ccguydub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭ccguydub


    who's the fat bloke shouting at Joan Burton?


  • #17
    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Joan seems to be doing well, making good points, and getting them across which is more important.


  • #18
    Brooke01
    Closed Accounts Posts: 277 ✭✭Brooke01


    anntionette wrote: »
    Mothers love him! Mine buys and treasures his monthly mugs magazine...:rolleyes:

    My dad can't get enough of him when he's on TV. I tried to convince him that Eddie Hobbes was a jackass. My talk fell on deaf ears....MORE TALK IS NEEDED


  • #19
    Sully
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    Villain wrote: »
    Nonsense why?

    He is the best performer in the Dail by far

    Because no matter how well you talk you wont convince the Greens/Indos etc. to leave. Bruton is an excellent speaker and excellent for finance and should be left there. Kenny does things differently but effectively.
    ccguydub wrote:
    who's the fat bloke shouting at Joan Burton?

    Dan Boyle, Greens.


  • #20
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    Villain wrote: »
    Nonsense why?

    He is the best performer in the Dail by far
    I wouldn't go that far. He was fairly unimpressive in his reaction to the Budget in the Dáil, although framing a response and trying to decipher the Budget during the Minister's speech is admittedly difficult.


  • #21
    omahaid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭omahaid


    Brooke01 wrote: »
    You spoke to soon. That Joan Burton is on now. Ugly and horrible voice of a women :D

    Ugly and horrible? Who's this now? Biffo is it?


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  • #22
    Sully
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    Dean D wrote: »
    I wouldn't go that far. He was fairly unimpressive in his reaction to the Budget in the Dáil, although framing a response and trying to decipher the Budget during the Minister's speech is admittedly difficult.

    Thought his speech was excellent and much harder then Joan from Labour.


  • #23
    zAbbo
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    Did they just cut the rte live stream for prime time?


  • #24
    ccguydub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭ccguydub


    zAbbo wrote: »
    Did they just cut the rte live stream for prime time?

    yeah they did .... strange.... :confused:


  • #25
    Waaahhh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Waaahhh


    I'm no Eddie Hobbs fan but he actually spoke a lot of sense tonight in my opinion. As usual Joan Burton was the most impressive speaker of the whole bunch.


  • #26
    denat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 189 ✭✭denat


    ccguydub wrote: »
    who's the fat bloke shouting at Joan Burton?

    As advised by another poster, it's the Green, Dan Boyle. I understand that we, the taxpayers, now employ him as a senator, since he failed to be elected as a TD.

    I never before realised how obnoxious he is. Thought this type belonged on the back benches of Fine Gael or the PDs. Even Fianna fail seems to have succeeded in expunging this kind of guy from their ranks of spokesmen.

    The arrogance that exudes from this guy is extraordinary, especially given the blow that has been struck today at ordinary working people.


  • #27
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    denat wrote: »
    As advised by another poster, it's the Green, Dan Boyle. I understand that we, the taxpayers, now employ him as a senator, since he failed to be elected as a TD.

    I never before realised how obnoxious he is. Thought this type belonged on the back benches of Fine Gael or the PDs. Even Fianna fail seems to have succeeded in expunging this kind of guy from their ranks of spokesmen.

    The arrogance that exudes from this guy is extraordinary, especially given the blow that has been struck today at ordinary working people.
    He's ridiculous. He stands up in the Seanad and talks from the Government front bench as if he's still in Opposition and his party has nothing to do with decisions being taken.


  • #28
    Waaahhh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭Waaahhh


    ccguydub wrote: »
    who's the fat bloke shouting at Joan Burton?

    Careful, our dear Dan is a bit sensitive about the weight issue.... Remember You're A Star??


  • #29
    Dean D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Dean D


    Waaahhh wrote: »
    Careful, our dear Dan is a bit sensitive about the weight issue.... Remember You're A Star??
    Never watched it, sounds interesting, Youtube link?


  • #30
    ccguydub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭ccguydub


    Waaahhh wrote: »
    Careful, our dear Dan is a bit sensitive about the weight issue.... Remember You're A Star??

    Oh god no, I wouldn't watch that muck. Theres somewhere that the government could save money - RTE. Close it down and see if anyone notices.


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  • #31
    Godge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,727 ✭✭✭✭Godge


    Not a fan of hers by any means but I think Joan Burton picked up on one of the most unfair aspects of the budget - the difference in treatment to home-buyers who lost interest relief if their mortgage was over seven years old and the investors buying houses who only lost 25% of relief. This one could run.


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